A comprehensive overview of India’s four new labour codes and their impact on wages, industrial relations, social security, OSH compliance and HR policies. Includes employer action points, compliance risks, penalties and an operational readiness checklist.
Understand statutory bonus eligibility, calculation ceilings, and the 50% wages rule under India’s new labour codes effective 21 November 2025. Includes bonus cap, exclusions, add-back example, and compliance-safe structuring tips.
Explore how India’s new Labour Codes 2025 redefine gratuity eligibility, wage calculation, and coverage for fixed-term, gig and platform workers. Understand the 50% wage rule, higher gratuity payouts, and key compliance implications for employers and employees.
Supreme Court ruling dated 10 December 2025 clarifies that ICC jurisdiction under the POSH Act rests with the aggrieved woman’s workplace, even when the respondent belongs to another department or organization. Key compliance implications for employers.
Understand Karma Management’s principle stand on labour audits and governance under India’s New Labour Codes 2025. Explore AI-enabled compliance audits, MSME compliance checklists, risk mitigation and how structured governance helps businesses avoid penalties and disruptions.
Pratik Vaidya, CVO & MD of Karma Global, concluded a three-part Labour Codes webinar series explaining the Wage Code, Social Security Code, Industrial Relations Code and OSH Code with practical clarity. Over 4,000 participants gained implementation-ready insights on India’s new labour framework.
Pratik Vaidya, CVO & MD of Karma Global, has been redesignated as Head and Convenor of the HR, Compliance and Labour Committee on behalf of India SME. Learn about his role in shaping practical labour code implementation and MSME-focused compliance reforms.
India’s New Labour Codes have triggered mixed reactions, balancing wage security and social protection with cost pressures and flexibility in working hours. Explore how the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 aims to protect employee personal time while intersecting with extended work-hour provisions under the labour codes.
India’s New Labour Codes 2025 are reshaping payslips and working hours. Understand how the 50% wage rule impacts salary structure, PF and gratuity, overtime rules, four-day workweek flexibility, and what employees should expect under the new framework.
ESIC has issued a fresh circular expanding employee coverage under the Code on Social Security. Understand how the revised wage definition and the 50% rule bring previously excluded employees under ESIC coverage and what employers must do next.